Ohio prosecutors seek to dismiss 1 of 2 murder counts filed against ex-deputy who killed Black man

. Jason Meade faces one murder count for purposefully causing Casey Goodson Jr.'s death and one for causing his death during a felonious assault. But in a motion Friday, special prosecutors Tim Merkle and Gary Shroyer asked the judge to toss the former court. The motion did not state why they made the request and Merkle said Monday that prosecutors would have no further comment on the motion.

Meade has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers have said the prosecution’s decision to seek another trial was due to political pressure from local elected officials. Meade shot Goodson six times, including five times in the back, in the doorway of his grandmother’s home. Meade testified that Goodson waved a gun at him as the two drove past each other so he pursued Goodson because he said he feared for his life and the lives of others.

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